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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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